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11 10 B TUESDAY, JUNE 5. 1962 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON Stars and Stripes Article About Medford Sergeant . A Medford man, Sr. Master Bgt. George D. Landes, is the Subject of a two-page story in.-the May 28 issue of the European edition of The Stars and Stripes. The story, writ ten by Odice McDaniel, was accompanied by six photo graphs showing Landes, a line chief for an aircraft squad ron at Hahn Air base, Germa ny, at work. ; . The article, entitled "No Mistakes Permitted Here," follows: 'A lob where one mistake could spell death for someone, mean the loss of $700,000, or even seal the doom of a free- world city that's the job of an aircraft mechanic. Supersonic fighters, regard less how well designed, can only be as good as the men who work on them To Senior M Sgt. George D. Landes, 46, of Medford, Ore., aircraft maintenance re quires his supervision of more than 100 men and care of at least 56 F100D Super Sabre jet fighters. With 26 years of service -behind him, Landes is line chief for the SOth Consolidate ed Aircraft Maintenance Sq. at Hahn Air Base, Germany, No Room for Errors "There are no room for er rors in our trade," says Lan des. "When a cook or clerk makes a mistake, he can usu ally correct the error easily, -but when an aircraft mechan ic 'goofs,' a pilot's life and perhaps countless other lives ,r-are at stake. ,"Sense of accomplishment In this job is very rewarding," ays Landes. "I can see a rea son for work and an end prod uct. Our crews are in charge of the aircraft and they don't ly until we say so." A "simple" thing, like In. (tailing the. wrong type of bolt and nut on a stabilator, can kill a pilot, destroy his $700,- 000 airplane, or even let an i aircraft mechanic during all m inrf ih -. but Vi years of his career ..... ,. His most complicated plane world and destroy an entire I sQ far as maintenancei ne city. These are some of thejgays was the B47 stratojet things a line chief needs to bomber. "The most difficult think about as he makes his thing about this plane is Its rounds on the flight line. I huge amount ol equipment An Finn Ik divided into sen- PacKea lmo a Pd' (advertisement) r0ldat40,50,60?" Man,GetWise!PepUp Thousands are peppy ar70l So. U you lrl ereak, low la energy, "old" at 40, 50 or 60. quit blaming it on age. If you want lo feel younger, try Ostrez Tonic Tablets at once. Iio For debility duo to rundown body 'slack erf iron, tbe "helow-par" feelings you may call "being old". Put pep in both sexes. Try Ostrei feel peppy, younger. 8-day "geU acquainted" size costs little. Alt druggists. arate sections called sys tems each having its sep arate group of mechanics and shops to keep it going. On arriving at his office, Landes checks the status of the aircraft. (His master sched ule shows when each jet will be flown, the aircraft number, time the pilot will report to i his aircraft, his take-off time. ' duration of flight, and type j of mission.) Following this, he briefs section chiefs on chang- i es in the daily routine. j Periodic Maintenance The jets are scheduled for periodic maintenance and the men perform their work ac cordingly. It's estimated that one of every three men and 40 cents of every Air Force dollar is spent on some type of maintenance, the line chief says. Landes must depend on his section chiefs to assist him in his great responsibility Sen or M Sgt. John D. Oliver in Section I and Senior M Sgt. Truman L. Gathright on Sec tion II. Oliver has two flight chiefs, Senior M Sgt. Darrel B. Groo ver and T Sgt. Harold D. Johnson responsible to him. while Gathrlght's flight-chief assistants are M Sgt. Raymond Carlson and T Sgt. Elmer T. Stillwell. These supervise the crew chiefs individually re sponsible for assigned air craft. As Landes put it, "the su pervisors are responsible for their men on and off duty" A sick child at home, unpaid bills or one of a dozen other family problems could cause a technician to make an error. And the crash of a F100D is expensive in lives and prop erty. Landes says he stresses to his section chiefs the im portance of encouraging their men to consult them and seek help with their problems. Entering the Army Air Corps in 1935 from his native Illinois, Landes has been an he explained. Even though Landes is a su pervisor and has an office, he doesn't just sit there and run the show. When a section chief is absent, he fills in, and when they have an alert, Lan des goes out with the men. "Sometimes we finish at 5 p.m. and at other times we work lo 8 p.m. or after," he said. As Landes explains it, "The flight line is where all main- i tenar.ee comes together." His 1 department is only part of the 'sunnnrt involved in keenine the pilots of the 10th and 81st Tactical Fighter squadron fly ing. Major Emphasis lie places major emphasis on the squadron work - load control section. This is a main tenance coordinating office that keeps tabs on the location of all aircraft, ground-support equipment and mechanics. Another important branch is the maintenance hangar op erated by S Sgt. Ralph J. Hil ton. 26, of Pittsburgh. When heavy or specialized repair work is needed, Hillen and his men do it. At Hahn since September of last year, Landes is serving his ninth year overseas. He hopes to retire in 1966 and settle in Medford, Ore., where his wife and two sons are al ready residing. GRADUATED Specialist Five Charles E. Lodge, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Lodge, 725 Narregan ave., Medford, recently grad uated from the Seventh U. S. Army Non-Commissioncd Of ficer academy in Bad Tolz, Germany. . A driver in the First Trans portation company in Orleans, France, Lodge attended Tal ent High school. r TT6 4"Tj j Rain Dampens Damascus Fair Damascus, Ore. (UPD The Little World's Fair shrank in the rain at this Oregon com munity of 200 Saturday. The spoof of Seattle's fair held its grand opening with dreams of 85,000 people watching a 5'S-mile parade and other activities through out the day. Drenched fair officials later estimated about 7,500 persons watched the parade, which was watered down to about one-fourth of its original length. Most of the beauty queens traveled the route crouched in sedans. The fair did score one suc cess in the afternoon. A 21 foot peace candle continued to sputter defiantly in the downpour after it was lighted by Sweden's Lucia Bride, In grid Engstrom. Wild West gunfighters pac ed the streets with their blanks carefully protected in waterproof pouches. Despondent-looking Indians crouched inside their damp tepees. . More visitors who showed up to watch performances of "The Drunkard" by a Port land theatrical company had to slog through mud. The only optimist on t h e grounds was fair president Garland Wiley, who said: "Anything that starts off as badly as this is bound to be a terrific success." r Commodity Groups I Schedule Hearings Salem-IUPli-Budget hearings of five state commodity com missions during June have been anounced by the Oregon Agriculture Department. They are industry self-help groups which promote and develop markets. All of the hearings are open to the public. The hearings; Oregon Beef Council-June 12, 10 a.m. (PDT), Portland Highland Bentgrass Com mission June 8, 8 p.m. (PST), Salem. Potato Commission -June 13, 1:30 p.m. (MST), Ontario. Fryer Commission-J u n 20, .7 p.m. (PST), Salem Rescue Commission-J una 29, 10 a.m. (PST), Salem 1. GRADUATION CARDS When you care enough lo .end the very beat Cuiam'e 217 E. 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